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M. MACDONALD Marh 24, 1931.

TICKET BOX Filed May 5, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 f I INVENTOR.

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ATTORNEYS.

Mafch 24, 1931. M. MACDONALD TICKET BOX Filed May 5. 9

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Patented Mar. 24., 1931 MURDOCK MACDONALD, 0E CLEVELAND, OHIO TICKET 30x.

Ap lication filed Ma -5,1922. sriai'1%.,1sense;

The principal object of this invention is to provide a novel ticket box, which canbe used-to facilitate the issuing of ticketsoi that type which is commonly used astransfersir'om-one street-car, or bus line to another."- Another ob ect/isto provide a dev1ce of theclass described which willbe easy to use, which will not readily get-out of order, and

the operation of which will be readily unde'rstood by anyonewhomay have. occasion to use it. I 1

' To the accomplishment ofthe foregoing and reljated ends, said invention, then; consists of the means hereinafter fully described andiparticularly pointed out in the claims.

: The annexed drawing 'andthe following description set iorth in detail certain mechanism embodying'theinventiomxsuch disclosed means constituting, however,but one ofvari- *ous: mechanicaliorms in which the principle of the invention may be used. c

. In said annexeddrawingsz Fig 1 is a top [plan view of the box, showing the manner; in which the tickets pro .ject therefrom; Fig. 2;is a vertical sectional view through said boxyFig. I3 is abottom plan view thereon the lower cover having been removed; Fig. tis a vertical section al'view of the devicetaken on the line 4-l of Fig. 2-,and looking in the direction of the arrows; 5 is a sectional view taken substantially on the'line5-5 of Fig. 2, and looking in the direction of the arrowsfFig.

' aticketas .it'is supplied to the user of my.

,m'aining stub; i

6 is a :sectionalview taken substantially on the line 6 6 of Fig.2,and looking; in the direction of the-arrows; Fig; 7 is a section on. the line 7+7 of Fig. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig.8 is a;vi'ew of invention; and Fig; '9 is a view fshowing a detached ticket, andw'a. fragment of the re! 5 p *fastened, asat 4, to a'portion 5jofa street.

In the, operation of'public utility transpore tation lines, itis necessary to issue transfor tickets to passengerswho wishtogo-from one car to another. These transfer tickets, or transfers, as they usually are called, are ordinarily strips of papenhaving printed thereon, certain identifying legends such as the timeof day, the date, the; lines from, and

junction atjwhich passenger must'change .cars,etc. 4 v In the clra 111-gsiorm n1g a part of this ap plicationg'l have shown atransfeT-Jhe only to which they have been issued for use, a151,

legend on which relates .to time,"but it will be obvious that'my "invention contemplates I the. use also of 'transfers bearing other:

legends, either singly or in coinbinationifl According to estabhshed custom the con? ductorf of a street carer; bus carries anum ofi his. pad and handsyit to thefpa ssen geni I f f P s ofltransfers" and a punch, and, i when a transfer .is requested,.he punches the; a transfer intheQPprOpr ate places, tears'fit; 1

Several objectionable features: are inherent.

in this system,"ain0ng;which the most 'prom I inent; is the'lfactf that no identifyingstub rema ns on ,theitransfer pad after 'a transfer has been issuedg Thus a conductor can, '7 w thout detection, and frequently does, to

'accommodatea frle'nd, puncha transfer inaccurately and issue it. In this manner, a-

passenger mayride downtown in the morn) ing, obtain a transfer froma friendly conductor, and ride home on aparallel llne in the evening without payinga second fare.

,My,*inyentioneliminates-this possibility by provid ng means whereby a stub correspond,

ing toeach issued transfer is left, in the box tio n does' aw'ay with the. awkwardness and cumbersomeness involved in the u'seof a punch and provides means wh'ereby,after a simple for the inspection of the proper oflicials at theend of the run Furthermore, my inventhe'box marks it properly for c invention contemplates "the provision 1 ofa box 1, having its bottom wall 18 mounted uponla support 3, which supportinay be car or bus in such a position as to' be convenient to the attendant.

tion of the box l is pivotally attached bythe pin 2 to'the said bottom wall, and within, said box, and also pivoted on the pin 2,-there' is mounted a followerflplate fi which is urged l ithe follower 6 and the other end of which is fastened to the upper wall of the boX 1. The free end wall of the box 1 is part cylindrical in shape, as at 8 for a reason to belater set out, and the lower edge of said wall is formed with an outwardly projecting foot 9, the outer edge of which is dentate-in' form as is clearly shownQatlO in,-Fig.f'. I i

Mounted for rotation in cars 11 and 12 projecting upwardly from the upper wall of the boX 1, is a screw-'13 of coarse pitch, and threaded upon said screw is a curved arm 14, conforming generally to the shape ofthe end wall-8 of said box, and the free end of said arm is bent outwardly to form the sharply pointedB projection 15; The screw 13 isadapted to be operated by a knurled knob 17. The box 1 is provided at the lower. edge of each of its side walls wlth an inturned flange l6, as is clearly-shown inFigs. 3 and 6. The bottom wall 1.8 of the box I is pro; vided, nearits free end with downwardly projecting bored; lugs -19 and a bent plate 20 is hingedly niounted on said wall 18' througln the mediumof lugs 19 similar lugs ZL'on said plate 20, and a pin 22. A coiled,

springf22, one end 23 of whichbears against thewall 18, and: the other end 24of which "b is 3 and empty, attendant.

presses inwardly on the-lugs 28, thus moving bears against the plate 20, tends normally to hold the latter in the position illustrated in.

. full. lines in Fig. 2. -Near the outer "end of wall 1.8'is a channelledmember 25, attached to -theunder side of said wall and extending there-across, and slidably mounted in said member 25 are twolatch members 26.11aming bevelled ends 27. A lug depending from each of said members, extends through V a slot 29 insaid channel member. A. coiled spring 30, mounted between said latch members, urges them n opposite directions.

Mounted for rotation H1 hearings in oppo-. site end wallsof the support 3 1s a screw 31 havingthreads of coarse pitch, and having a=p0lygonal end 32 extending outwardly from said support. A knurled knob 33 is formediwitha socket adapted to receive said end 32, and islfast'ened thereto by means of aset screw 34. lfilon-rotatablymountedonsaid screw 31immediate-ly within. the support 3 isa. disk-likecollar 35-which is formed on its periphery with diametrically opposed indeir tahions 36 for'coaction with an appropriately shaped leaf spring 87 carried by the sup port-3,. A cover. 38 isattached by screws:39 or. other means to, the support 3, to exclude dust anddirt from the chamber in, which the'screw. 31 is mounted. I 1

{Registering slots are formed in: the bottom; wall 18 of the-box 1 andthe top wall ofithe support3, anda lug 40 depending-from a plate 41. is mountedtoworkin; these slots."

The plate 41 is slidably mounted on the wall l8 of-"the box land carries a pair. of-upstanding pins 42.} A pin 43, passing through an aperture in: the lug 40, holds the-plate 41 '48 receives saidscrew 31 and. a pin 49 mounted in said blockeifects screw-threaded connection between said screw and said block. As will be obvious the rods 46 holdthe block against rotation.

An example of the type of tickets contemplated by my invention is illustrated in Fig.

6.v Thetieket comprises a strip of paper 53 having a pair of apertures 54 near one end,

bear ng a legend 55 on its face. 'In the 11- lustrated example, I have shown a ticket:

. which carries on its facemerely atable to in dicate the time at which it was issued, butit isto be understood that any other type or table might also be used. In thelillustratedinstance', the-black-face numerals indicate hours, while the, light face numerals to the right ofeach hour, indicate quarter hours thereafter. The, operation of my invention may be describedv as follows: Presuming that the dimensions that its free end is supported, at

that time by the flanges 16. The attendant then places a padof the ticketsor transfers53 in the box, passing the pins 42 through the apertures 54, and swings the upper part of the box l back into position. In this movement, of course, the edges ofthe flanges 16 cooperate with the beveled ends 27 ofthe latch members 26 to force said: members toward each other until the flanges have passed beneath them, after which the spring 30 causes said latch members to fly back. into position/to latch the upper part of thebox in place.

d When a passenger asks for a transfer at, say, 2:45, the attendant manipulates the knurled knob 33 to shift the plate 41 either i to the right or to the left in F-ig=2until the dentate edge lOof't-he foot' 9 reaches the position shown in Fig. 5. He -then manipulates the knurled knob 17 to shift the arm-14 either upward or downward inFig, l'untilthe m jection 15 covers the'light-faced numeral'451 following the black-faced numeral 2; as

shown in Fig; 5. Then, grasping the free end of the topmost transfer, he tears it across on the line defined by the foot-9 and the projection 15; Fig. 9 aptly illustrates t he'resultant transfer and stub, from either of which onecan easily and quickly note-the timeat which the transferwas issued. I t' shoultltbe notcd a i gOfcourse, it 1 I were made'against' 1t, the"stubsiof various After the attendant lssues a here that therelation ofrthe' threadsof the screw 31 tothe indentationsBdofitlie: collar 35 1s suchthatthe spring37 drops into"an in-.

dentation ach time'theedge 10 of the foot 9 aligns withthe lower edge-of a row'of numerals on the transfer face', jthus.insuring against careless or; faulty manipulationpf the screw 31; H

's obvious that if no provision lengths'left on thepadyafterthe issuance of fere withthe manipulation'of the illustrated device. In order to overcomethis difficulty, I have provided means' whereby the stubs are always "kept out' of'the way.

I v transfer, he manually depresses the upper part of the.

box '1 t0, or nearly to, the position illustrated in dotted lines in: Fig; 2; This I operation plate-20 downwardly onits pivot,

-c and causes theioota9to slide along the. face I ofthestuh-andpas't itsend. -VVhen the at-;

tendant' releases th'ejlpressure on the upper partofJthe box, the latter is swung back to the position illustrated in fulllines in Fig; 2

bythe forceo fthe{spring 17, while the plate I 20 is swung backto its original position by,

v videdthe meansstatedby any of the following claims or the equivalent of -suchstated r means be employed.

; means carried byv I V pad of tickets, a box like member pivoted ,to said wall at its one. edge, means for holding tinctly. claim-as my invention :H

I. A'ticket box comprising a bottom wall, said wall for holding a the opposite edge of said member in contact with the uppermostticket of such pad, a follower pivoted within said member and '5 adapted to overlie such uppermost ticket,

and a spring in said member and urging said follower agalnst such ticket.

2. A ticket box comprislng a bottom wall, means carried by said wall for holding a pad of tickets, a pivot pin mounted at each end f of said wall, an upper member pivoted on one of said pins, a follower pivoted to the same b pin and enclosed by said upper member, a spring carried by saidupper member and bearing on said follower, said upper member having an outturned, dentate foot extending from its free end, a screw mounted on said upper member, an arm threadedto said screw and terminating in an outturned pointed projection adjacent said foot,a plate V rolding means a number of transfers" would seriously .lIlteb' Itherefore particularly point jout and dis tending throughsaid slots, a screw support, aumemberattachcd to said projecsaid :follower,'an

r sf pivoaartithe5a of "said pins,za'spring' normally; urging. 'saidplate toward said 11px 7 per member,

carried: by said :wall, and inturnedflanges a formed .onr'said upper'anember for co-operati IP'With-Said l'atch members.

v In combination with ti means in saidbox for-holding apa d of tickets,'.a-'osuppor t carrying said. box andmeans journalled in said support! for: shifting said 4. In! combination with a: ticket v box and 'means in" saidlibox for holding a pad of .ti c kc et's; 'a-support'E-carrying said;b'ox, a screw I journallediin said support, a projectionde- "pending-front said holding means ,and

spring pressed'latchimembers cket box' and I longitudinally or said box; g Y, l

threadedly engaged with; said screw, a collairfon saidscrew having an lndentation'ln ZitsIperiphery, and a spring mounted in said support force-operation vwith ,sa-id indene tationfi I 5. Inicombination" with a" ticket boxfand shiftable means inisaidqbox-ior holding a pad of tickets,-a support carrying 'said box,

a. screw 1ournalled in said support, aypro jectionjdepending froin said holding means andj :threadedly engaging said screw,

and v means for, stopping said screw at predeter mined points in its rotation J p I 6. Thecombination'witha'ticket'box'having a slotted bottom wall anda support having; a 'slottedfupper wall, said box being mounteduponsaid support, ofa platejslidably mounte'd-on said bottomjwalh' pins ex-V 1 v i .1007 jection depending" from-said plate,. a'nd extending through saidslotsinto said support, v

tending upwardly: from said plate, a: proa screwqournalled in support, andhaving threaded engagement with saidprojection, and means in said support for stopping said screw; [predetermined po nts in ltS rotation;

17. lnzcombination, a; support, having a a OILSfllCl slotted upper fwall, a .box mounted support and having a slot in its'bottom Wall and registering withsaid first-named slot, Y

a' plate slidablygmountedin said box, pins' extending upwardly{from said plate, a projection dep ending in said tion and threadedlyengaged,with'said screw,

from said plate: and ex-; '11s and means in said support forpreventing'the rotation of said member.

8,1 In combination with holding said secondplate in raised position, a pin"pi'votally connecting the upper-portion of saidbo'x to said bottom" wall, a fo1- lower'in said box, a spring carriedbyf'saidupper portion ofsaidbox and bearing' on I 130 v a aerator; enclosingafplate adapted to hold a pad of tickets, a o secondfplate pivoted to'tliebottoin wall of p said boxandadapted to supportth'e' outer ends of said" tickets, aspringfor normally end-wall otsaid upper pq'ri ing .a bottom wall carrying a slidable plate and an upper portion pivoted at one end to saidwalha plurality of pins extending up? wardl-y from said plate and'adapted to be engaged in the apertures of a ticket, such ticket extending'out of the box, a follower plate pivoted in said box and adaptedtobear on such ticket, a spring in saidbox 'between saidfollower and said upper portion, a flange on said upper portion a latch member on said bot tom wall for co-operation withsaid flange, said upper portion being formed with a curved end wallprovided with an outwardly extending 'dentate foo'ga plate pivoted to the outer end of'said bottom wall and forming a support for the projecting end of a ticket, a coiled spring urging said plate upwardly and said ticketinto"contact-with said foot, and 'means for shifting said slidable plate longitudinally of said'wall.

10; In a construction as set out in claim 9, ears projecting min the free end of said upper portion, a screw journalled in said ears, and a curved arm, terminating in an outturned pointed end adjacent said foot,

threaded to'saidscrew.

' 11. In a ticket box, the combination of a box-like casingopen at one side, a plate hinged to one edge of such open side of said casing, means for mounting said plate, a ticket carrier shiftably mounted on said plate, a second plate hingedto said firstnamed' plate, means for pressing said second plate toward the other edge of said casing, sa1d second plate being positioned normally at a slightangle. to the'first plate, thereby effecting a slight archin the pad of tickets interiorly of the last-named casing edge.

12; A ticket box comprising a bottom wall,

a pivot pin mounted at one end of said wall,

an upper member pivoted on said pin, means lim ting relatlve swinging movement of said wall and member away from each other, a "follower pivoted to said .pin between said Wall an'ds aidmember, and a spring in said member urging said follower toward said wall.v l

1-8; In a ticket box, the combination of a box-like: casing open at one side, one end thereof being curved outwardly from the ad jacent edge of such open side, a plate hinged to the other edge of such opening, a second platehingedto said first plate, a spring pressing said; second platetowardsaidfirstrnamed on said first-named plate. s

14, In a ticket box,sthe co'mbinationof a box-like casing open at one side, one end thereof being curved outwardly from the ad edge, and a ticket carrier shiftably mounted jacent-edge of such open side a plate hinged to the otheredge ofsuchopening, a second plate hinged to said first plate, a spring press 7 ing said second plate toward said first-named edge, a ticket'carr er shiftably mounted'on said first-named plate, a ticket pad mounted on saidcarrier, and a spring bearing on the top of said ticket pad in linewlth the hinge point of said plates. 7 7

15. In a ticket box, the combination of'a box-like casing open at one side, one edge of said open side being formed to provide a tearing edge and'the side contiguous'said edge being curved outwardly to provide an inner compartment forward of said edge, a

plate hinged to the other edge or such 'open-g plate hinged to said first plate; a ticket carrier shiftably'mounted 'on said ing, a second first plate adapted to'position a pad oftickets with the ends thereof projecting between said second plate and the tearing edge.

16.' In a ticket box, the combination-of a' box-like casing'open' atone side, one edge of said open side being'formed' to provide a tearmgedge and the side-contiguous sald edge being curved outwardly to provide an inner compartment'forward of said edge, a plate hinged 'to'the other edge of'such' opening, a'second plate hinged to said'first plate, a ticket'carrier shi'ftably mou'nted on said first plate adapted-to positiona pad of tickets with the ends thereof projecting-between said second plate and the tearing edge,;and a spring mounted in theinterior of said casing and bearing on the pad oftickets, adjacent the hinge point" of said plates whereby a slight arch is efl'ected'on the uppermost tickets about that point.

Signed by me this 4th day of May, 1927, MURDOCK MACDONALD. 

